VEPT - Versant English Placement Sentence Building from Fragments Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following correctly combines the fragments 'was late for the meeting' / 'because of the traffic' / 'the manager' into a complete sentence?

Accepted Answer

Because of the traffic, the manager was late for the meeting.

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The manager for the meeting was late because of the traffic.

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Was late for the meeting the manager because of the traffic.

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Because of the traffic, was late for the meeting the manager.

Question 2

A student is asked to form a sentence from the following fragments: 'the report' / 'must be submitted' / 'by Friday'. Which construction is grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

The report must be submitted by Friday.

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The report submitted must be by Friday.

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Must be submitted the report by Friday.

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By Friday, must be submitted the report.

Question 3

Given the fragments 'her friend' / 'a new car' / 'showed', how can they be arranged to form a logical, complete sentence?

Accepted Answer

Her friend showed a new car.

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Showed her friend a new car.

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A new car her friend showed.

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A new car showed her friend.

Question 4

Which sentence correctly assembles the fragments 'to the library' / 'after she finished her lunch' / 'Sarah went'?

Accepted Answer

After she finished her lunch, Sarah went to the library.

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Sarah went after she finished her lunch to the library.

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To the library Sarah went, after she finished her lunch.

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Went to the library Sarah after she finished her lunch.

Question 5

A test-taker hears the following phrases: 'the keys' / 'on the table' / 'left'. Which of the following is a potential, grammatically correct sentence they could form?

Accepted Answer

He left the keys on the table.

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The keys on the table left.

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Left the keys on the table.

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On the table the keys left.

Question 6

From the fragments 'will be attending' / 'the conference next week' / 'our entire team', which is the most natural and correct sentence structure?

Accepted Answer

Our entire team will be attending the conference next week.

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Will be attending the conference next week our entire team.

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The conference next week our entire team will be attending.

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Next week will be attending our entire team the conference.